THE FINAL TRUMPET & THE RAPTURE

Dayspring Church Online

7 Feasts Of The Lord 1. Passover 2. The Feast of Unleavened Bread 3. The Feast Of Firstfruits 4. Pentecost (Feast Of Weeks) 5. The Feast Of Trumpets 6. Day Of Atonement 7. The Feast of Tabernacles FEAST OF TRUMPETS Leviticus 23:23-24 (NLT) Numbers 10:1-10 (NIV) THE TRUMPET WAS BLOWN TO… 1. Gather God’s People Together “Make two trumpets of hammered silver, and use them for calling the community together…” Numbers 10:2 (NIV) “For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. First, the believers who have died will rise from their graves. 17 Then, together with them, we who are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. Then we will be with the Lord forever.” 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 (NLT) 2. Set Out To A New Destination “Make two trumpets of hammered silver, and use them… for having the camps set out.” Numbers 10:2 (NIV) “But let me reveal to you a wonderful secret. We will not all die, but we will all be transformed! It will happen in a moment, in the blink of an eye, when the last trumpet is blown. For when the trumpet sounds, those who have died will be raised to live forever. And we who are living will also be transformed. 53 For our dying bodies must be transformed into bodies that will never die; our mortal bodies must be transformed into immortal bodies.” 1 Corinthians 15:51-53 (NLT) “And now, dear brothers and sisters, we want you to know what will happen to the believers who have died so you will not grieve like people who have no hope. 14 For since we believe that Jesus died and was raised to life again, we also believe that when Jesus returns, God will bring back with him the believers who have died.” 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14 (NLT) “…We know that when He comes again, we will be like Him…” 1 John 3:2 (NLV) 3. Celebrate A Time Of Rejoicing “Also at your times of rejoicing… you are to sound the trumpets” Numbers 10:10 (NIV) “But those who die in the Lord will live; their bodies will rise again! Those who sleep in the earth will rise up and sing for joy!” Isaiah 26:19 (NLT) “My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.” John 14:2-3 (NIV) “Let us be glad and rejoice, and let us give honor to him. For the time has come for the wedding feast of the Lamb, and his bride has prepared herself… 9 And the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding feast of the Lamb.” Revelation 19:7&9 (NLT) “Mark my words—I will not drink wine again until the day I drink it new with you in my Father’s Kingdom.” Matthew 26:29 (NLT) 4. Sound The Alarm For Battle “When you go into battle… sound a blast on the trumpets.” Numbers 10:9 NIV) “At that time Michael, the archangel who stands guard over your nation, will arise. Then there will be a time of anguish greater than any since nations first came into existence. But at that time every one of your people whose name is written in the book will be rescued.” Daniel 12:1 (NLT) “and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead—Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath.” 1 Thessalonians 1:10 (NIV) What Should We Do As We Wait His Return? • Practice Brotherly Love 1 Thessalonians 3:12-13 (NLT) • Live In Holiness 1 Thessalonians 5:23 (NLT) • Faithfully Gather For Worship Hebrews 10:25 (CEV) • Participate in the Lord’s Work Matthew 24:46 (NLT)